Annual Walking The Path with The Buddha Retreats

Support the Second Annual Walking The Path with The Buddha Retreats:

DEVELOPING A LIFE PRACTICE: THE PATH THAT LEADS TO ENLIGHTENMENT

and

DEVELOPING A LIFE PRACTICE TO ATTAIN THE FIRST STAGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

We are fundraising for the Second Annual Walking The Path with The Buddha Retreats. It will be held in two different locations - Massachusetts and Georgia. This year's retreat will focus on "Developing a Life Practice to Attain The First Stage of Enlightenment." Your donations will go toward the expenses of hosting the retreats so that Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice The Teachings of The Buddha.

We are inviting our Teacher to travel from Thailand to the USA, and we would like to ensure we have the funds to host him in the USA to provide us with the Teachings and host the retreats. Typical expenses include air travel, food, lodging, the retreat venue, and other associated costs.

Crowdfunding the retreat expenses provides the opportunity to offer this retreat at no cost. This means that anyone with a sincere interest in learning and practicing these Teachings will be able to do so without financial resources being an obstacle. This allows “all beings” to attend these retreats regardless of financial capability. All too often, these types of events are only available if an individual has the financial resources to fund their retreat experience.

A community of people coming together to fundraise for the retreats and with our Teacher not seeking compensation for sharing The Teachings allows us to invite anyone and everyone to attend without requiring financial resources. This opens up these Teachings to all individuals, including those who find themselves in challenging financial circumstances.

If you are able to contribute funds to support these retreats and attend, we welcome you with open arms.

If you are able to contribute funds to support these retreats and are unable to attend, we appreciate your kindness and generosity in supporting our mission to share these Teachings with the entire world.

If you are unable to contribute funds to support these retreats and are able to attend, we welcome you with open arms.

Planned Budget

Air Travel: $2010 Chaing Mai --> Georgia --> Massachusetts --> Chaing Mai

Lodging: $1470 (14 nights)

Donation to Wat Buddha Bucha Temple in Georgia: $700

Food: $1184 (23 days x $51 per day)

Miscellaneous: $525

Total: $5889

These retreats will focus on guiding Students in developing a solid foundation in The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha (i.e. The Buddha) to progress towards Enlightenment where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently. In addition, the retreat sessions in Georgia will be dedicated to sharing The Teachings that will guide a Student to attain the important “First Stage of Enlightenment,” which prepares you for continued practice toward the attainment of Enlightenment.

Students will learn how to establish a “life practice” based on independent observation of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings. Students will be guided on how to acquire wisdom through learning and practicing The Teachings to liberate the mind on The Path to attaining Enlightenment.

At the conclusion of these retreats, Students will have a theoretical foundation to start integrating and applying these Teachings in daily life, including a consistent meditation practice to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, boredom, loneliness, guilt, fears, shyness, stress, anxiety, etc. Students will have a solid understanding of The Teachings that lead to the first Stage of Enlightenment and how to attain the first Stage of Enlightenment while having the support to accomplish this goal.

Georgia - Developing a Life Practice to Attain The First Stage of

Enlightenment

July 23-28, 2023

Wat Buddha Bucha

Learn more about the retreat in Georgia

Massachusetts - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads

to Enlightenment

August 5, 6, & 7, 2023

Middlesex Community College Campus

Learn more about the retreat in Massachusetts

A brief selection of photos from our 2022 retreat, which was held in Arlington, Virginia:

About Our Teacher

DAVID ROYLANCE

David Roylance is a dedicated Practitioner and Teacher of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings who has been part of the Thai community since 2001. He visited Thailand for the first time in 2002 and brought the Traditional Thai Healing Arts back to the United States of America to share with people in the Western World.

His Traditional Thai Healing Arts centers, located in the Washington DC area, provided traditional Thai healing arts to clients and educational opportunities to Students to explore the Thai healing arts, Thai culture, and The Teachings of Gotama Buddha. David is a published author with books on the topics of Traditional Thai Healing Arts and The Path That Leads to Enlightenment.

David has taught Gotama Buddha’s Teachings since 2005 in the United States of America. In 2015, he closed his businesses and relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand to be closer to the Thai culture and the Thai Community of Buddhist Practitioners.

David shares Gotama Buddha’s Teachings with Household Practitioners and Ordained Practitioners in Chiang Mai, Thailand and around the world through courses, retreats, and special events providing guidance to help people attain Enlightenment - a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy.

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